Michael Vaughan
Michael Paul Vaughan
Born: 29 October 1974, Manchester, Lancashire
Major Teams: Yorkshire, England.
Known As: Michael Vaughan
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Johannesburg, 1st Test, 1999/00
Latest Test: England v Australia at Brisbane, 1st Test, 2002/03
ODI Debut: England v Sri Lanka at Dambulla, 1st ODI, 2000/01
Latest ODI: England v India at Lord's, NatWest Series, 2002
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(including 07/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 24 41 3 1743 197 45.86 51.11 5 5 17 0
O M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 90 16 310 4 77.50 2-71 0 0 135.0 3.44
ONE-DAY INTERNATIONALS
(including 13/07/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave SR 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 17 16 1 295 63 19.66 75.25 0 2 3 0
O M R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 27.4 2 134 6 22.33 4-22 1 0 27.6 4.84
FIRST-CLASS
(1993 - 2002/03; last updated 10/11/2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 178 311 17 10951 197 37.24 27 47 85 0
O R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 1468 4910 112 43.83 4-39 0 0 78.6 3.34
LIST A LIMITED OVERS
(1993 - 2002)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 186 179 14 4366 125* 26.46 1 24 55 0
O R W Ave BBI 4w 5w SR Econ
Bowling 395.3 1757 64 27.45 4-22 4 0 37.0 4.44
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Yorkshire has a great tradition of fine opening batsman, and Michael Vaughan
has followed Sutcliffe, Hutton and Boycott to full England honours. Unlike
those great predecessors, however, he is a Lancastrian by birth. A tall
man, he plays with a correct, upright style, favouring the front foot, and
with a very straight bat in defence. His greatest strength is his
temperament, with excellent powers of concentration.
Vaughan gained representative honours with the England Under-19 team, and
made his county debut in 1993. He toured three times with England A,
captaining the team to South Africa and Zimbabwe in 1998-99. His captaincy
and batting made an excellent impression on this tour; he averaged over 40
and led a very successful side. An excellent 1998 domestic season was
followed by a lack-lustre 1999, and he was a little fortunate to be selected
for the 1999-2000 full England squad for the tour of South Africa. He
played in four Tests, mostly in the middle order, and despite a moderate
average impressed with his calm demeanour in a crisis, and was rewarded with
an England contract in 2000. Injuries kept Vaughan out of the first three
Tests of the summer, but when he returned he played an important part in
England's thrilling Lord's win. Although a calf injury kept him out of the
Test series in Pakistan, he came back to play in the deciding Test in Sri
Lanka.
The 2001 season started well. Vaughan stroked a sublime century against
Somerset in the Benson and Hedges Cup quarter-final (his first one-day ton)
followed by an equally fluent maiden Test hundred against Pakistan at Old
Trafford. However, a disappointing NatWest Series (involving England,
Pakistan and Australia) saw Vaughan score just seven runs in four innings
before his injury jinx struck again. An operation on his knee deprived him
of any involvement in the Ashes, and it wasn't until late in the season that
he was able to resume normal service in Yorkshire's CricInfo Championship
winning side.
Vaughan's international winter got off to a hapless start in the second
Test against India at Ahmedabad when, sweeping at Kumble, he was
unceremoniously sawn off by umpire Ian Robinson. However he made an unbeaten
31 in the second innings, and was in prime form in the final Test at
Bangalore when, on 64, he swept at Sarandeep, missed, and then trapped the
ball in his glove before tossing it away. When India appealed, umpire
Jayaprakash rightly sent Vaughan on his way, only the seventh batsman in
Test history to be dismissed handled the ball. After some promising
contributions to the one-day series in India, Vaughan suffered further
misfortune in New Zealand when, having made 59 in the fourth ODI, he was run
out by Vettori as he dropped his bat while making his ground. He then
injured his shoulder while attempting a catch. Recovering for the Test
series, he opened the innings throughout but failed to reach 50 despite
looking set to do so several times.
It was in the 2002 season that Vaughan set the seal on his England
credentials, and in doing so cemented an opening partnership with Marcus
Trescothick that looks to be the bedrock of England's batting future.
Vaughan's second-innings century against Sri Lanka at Lord's helped England
save the match after following on, but it was in the series against India
that he reaped almost unimaginable riches. Another second-innings century at
Lord's - this time in a winning cause - was followed by two colossal
contributions, 197 at Trent Bridge and 195 at The Oval. Distraught though he
reasonably was to miss out on a double century after twice getting so close,
four Test hundreds in the summer at last did full justice to his abundant
talent, and the measure of the entertainment he provided was made by his
captain. "I'd pay to watch him bat," said Nasser Hussain, and surely no one
who saw him in 2002 would disagree. He also took useful wickets with his
off-spin in both Test and one-day internationals, including that of Sachin
Tendulkar with a beauty at Nottingham.
Recovered from a minor knee operation, Vaughan travels to Australia
knowing that he and Trescothick form a key plank in England's hopes for an
Ashes upset. (Copyright CricInfo October 2002)
Last Updated: Sunday, 10-Nov-2002 16:56:35 GMT
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